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Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 43

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1986

A 13.2-meter masthead sloop offered with a shallow draft keel option and also marketed as the Moorings 43

Designed by Daniel Andrieu.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

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The Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 43, on the water

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Character

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LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 25 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

2.01 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.01
LightHeavy

174 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 174
EasygoingPowered-up

16.4 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.4
TenderStiff

32% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 32%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Beamier than ~81% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2563 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 43, as the fleet has seen it

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The Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 43 is a masthead sloop designed by Daniel Andrieu, built by Jeanneau since 1986. It has a fin keel with a spade rudder, measures 13.2 meters LOA with a 4.2-meter beam, and displaces 9300 kg. A shallow draft keel option of 1.6 meters was available, and a version was sold as the Moorings 43. A Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 43 named *Nora*, registered in Norway, departed Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, as part of the ARC Plus Rally fleet.0:15

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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
31.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.4
Displacement / length
173.6
Comfort ratio
24.6
Capsize screening
2.01
Hull speed
8.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1842
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1986
Designer
Daniel Andrieu
Builder
Jeanneau

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Related models

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